Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-03
the SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
They Explain why the Funds
are short.

To THE EDITOR OF THE APPEAL
Public attention having been di
rected to the Board of School Trus
tees of District No. l, that the
Board Is by Article V of Section ]
of the School Law, required to pub
lish the proceedings of every meet
ing. at the last meeting of the Board
the clerk was ordered to copy the
minutes Of meetings hereafter and
| hand them to some newspaper for
publication, provided the same is
done free of charge.
There is desire on the part of
the Board to keep the public well
informed as to how the school
money is being disbursed, and es
peclally now that it appears that
the school money will not hold out
to run the school through the full
term. it may be as well for the
clerk to make short statement.
There seems to be an idea pre-
vailing, which is gained from the
frequent reports of large sales of
Government land for the last two
years, that our school funds are, or
ought to be. in a fourlshing condi-
ton. That such is not the case
can be seen, for the amounts APP
portioned by the State to our Dis
trict have decreased instead of in-
creased, the last State apportion-
ment being nearly 81 ,0G0 less than
the year before, and the county
school tax being cut down from 40
cents to 35 cents. In consequence
the county apportionment fell short
about $1,000. In addition to this
reduction the Board found it very
necessary to paint and repair the
North and South Ward school
houses and fences, which were fast
going to wreck, as nothing had
been done to that property for FIVE
or six years. This took about ST.
0tO. This showing ought to be
plain enough how the Board of
Trustees ran short of money.
By the exertion of the Board the
school tax was raised by the County
Commissioners to 40 cents, it being
plainly apparent that the schools
cannot be run OF 81 cents school
tax.
Now, if it shall become necessary
for the Trustees to close the schools
on the lst of May next. as there is
only enough money in the treasury
to pay the expenses for April, or if
the Trustees should run in debt
several thousand dollars and keep
school running the full term, it
should not be charged to niSman-
agement on the part of the Trus-
tees. There was no way to get
around this state of affairs, except
to allow the school property to 90
to wreck and ruin. What will be
done under the circumstances, at
the next meeting the Board will de-
eide.
The following is a copy of the
minutes of the last meeting, show
ing bills allowed for March.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees at D. A. Bender's Office,
D. A. Bender and G. w. Kitzmeyer
present. A report of the repairs of
the North Ward school house was
received. Mr.. L. S. Greunlaw was
appointed Census Marshall at a
salary of $75. The ACCESSIBILITY of
closing schools on the LIST Of May
was discussed, but action postponed
until next meeting. The following
bills were allowed:
FL Fl Howe, salary, Prln. $i66 &C
Miss X Hod2klnson, Asst. 50 90
Miss K Bardenwerper, Z" 80 90
Miss A Startling, " S. 90
Miss Mary Z Davies, 81 90
Miss + Dorsey, E" s. 90
Miss Clara WATSON, 81 90
Miss A Martin, 70 90
Miss b Wagner. :" IS 90
Miss L Schneider, 60 90
Total. 1896 &c